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Describe the similarity in the ways tree roots and ice mechanically weather rock
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Describe the similarity in the ways tree roots and ice mechanically weather rock

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When water gets into cracks between rocks and freezes, it forces the rocks apart, breaking them. Roots, in a similar fashion make their way between the rocks and grow, forcing the rocks apart.
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